Dragon Slayers
Taking a breather at the Spin party Friday afternoon was mirror-shaded local vocalist Doe Montoya, who said she had been spending most of SXSW “walking up and down the street going to any place that would let my son in.” Also crowding her schedule were rehearsals with her band 20- Eyed Dragon for their showcase later that night. “I haven’t even had time to really drink a lot,” she admitted. “I think this might be my most sober South-by yet.” She did find time to take in a “great” set by Austin’s Moonlight Towers and luxuriate in the energy of Dutch rockers Peter Pan Speedrock. “The bass went out, and they just kept going,” she laughed. “They didn’t even care.” Keeping her company at Stubb’s were 20-Eyed bassist Eliot Haynes and her favorite part about being a rock & roll mom, her 7-year-old son, Buster. The pint-sized drummer occasionally jams with his mom and says he’d “maybe” like to play in a band one day. Buster’s favorite kind of music is “rock & roll,” although he was less than impressed with Sub Pop Cure revivalists Hot Hot Heat. “I don’t really like it,” Buster confessed before heading off to soccer practice. “I can’t understand what the guy’s saying.”
This article appears in March 14 • 2003.